• Susie
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Topic: Photos for black/white printing

Just wondering about the best way to handle photos that I'm including in my kids' school newspaper.  The copies will be black/white on canary yellow paper.  Should I make them grayscale (or black & white) for the best and clearest printing or leave them in color?  Hmmm.....

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Re: Photos for black/white printing

Probably better to convert them yourself -- you can tweak the contrast using Curves if necessary. Better to know exactly how they will look when printed, rather than hoping they turn out well.

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Re: Photos for black/white printing

Okay, I will convert them.  I'm not sure what you mean by Curves, though. 

Here's how I just did one and it looks like it will print well on their copier (which usually makes things too dark):

Image > Adjustments > Black & White > Maximum White preset.

Sound okay?

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Re: Photos for black/white printing

Sounds fine. If you need to adjust the tones in the image, look at Images -> Adjustments -> Curves. It'll allow you to adjust contrast and make minor modifications.

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Re: Photos for black/white printing

Oh, I see.  Thanks!